diff --git a/src/api/middlewares/ErrorHandler.ts b/src/api/middlewares/ErrorHandler.ts
index 02d38de..7b85d5e 100644
--- a/src/api/middlewares/ErrorHandler.ts
+++ b/src/api/middlewares/ErrorHandler.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
             code = 50109;
             message = "The request body contains invalid JSON.";
         } else {
-            console.error(`[Error] ${code} ${req.url}\n`, errors, "\nbody:", req.body);
+            console.error(`[Error] ${code} ${req.url}\n`, errors ?? error, "\nbody:", req.body);
 
             if (req.server?.options?.production) {
                 // don't expose internal errors to the user, instead human errors should be thrown as HTTPError
diff --git a/src/util/entities/Application.ts b/src/util/entities/Application.ts
index 18a694f..c4f4034 100644
--- a/src/util/entities/Application.ts
+++ b/src/util/entities/Application.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     @Column()
     flags: number = 0;
 
-    @Column({ type: "simple-array", nullable: true })
+    @Column({ type: "varchar", nullable: true })
     redirect_uris: string[] = [];
 
     @Column({ nullable: true })
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     @OneToOne(() => User, { onDelete: "CASCADE" })
     bot?: User;
 
-    @Column({ type: "simple-array", nullable: true })
+    @Column({ type: "varchar", array: true, nullable: true })
     tags?: string[];
 
     @Column({ nullable: true })
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 
     //just for us
 
-    //@Column({ type: "simple-array", nullable: true })
+    //@Column({ type: "varchar", array: true, nullable: true })
     //rpc_origins?: string[];
 
     //@Column({ nullable: true })
diff --git a/src/util/entities/AutomodRule.ts b/src/util/entities/AutomodRule.ts
index f57018f..9731298 100644
--- a/src/util/entities/AutomodRule.ts
+++ b/src/util/entities/AutomodRule.ts
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
     @Column()
     event_type: AutomodRuleEventType;
 
-    @Column({ type: "simple-array" })
+    @Column({ type: "int8", array: true })
     exempt_channels: string[];
 
-    @Column({ type: "simple-array" })
+    @Column({ type: "int8", array: true })
     exempt_roles: string[];
 
     @Column()
diff --git a/src/util/entities/BaseClass.ts b/src/util/entities/BaseClass.ts
index ada9e58..bcebca0 100644
--- a/src/util/entities/BaseClass.ts
+++ b/src/util/entities/BaseClass.ts
@@ -122,5 +122,3 @@
         if (!this.id) this.id = Snowflake.generate();
     }
 }
-
-export const ArrayColumn = (opts: ColumnOptions) => (process.env.DATABASE?.startsWith("postgres") ? Column({ ...opts, array: true }) : Column({ ...opts, type: "simple-array" }));
diff --git a/src/util/entities/ConnectedAccount.ts b/src/util/entities/ConnectedAccount.ts
index 179f152..d0ed809 100644
--- a/src/util/entities/ConnectedAccount.ts
+++ b/src/util/entities/ConnectedAccount.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     @Column({ select: false })
     visibility?: number = 0;
 
-    @Column({ type: "simple-array" })
+    @Column({ type: "varchar", array: true })
     integrations?: string[] = [];
 
     @Column({ type: "jsonb", name: "metadata", nullable: true })
diff --git a/src/util/entities/Emoji.ts b/src/util/entities/Emoji.ts
index 4c22921..586550f 100644
--- a/src/util/entities/Emoji.ts
+++ b/src/util/entities/Emoji.ts
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@
     @Column()
     require_colons: boolean;
 
-    @Column({ type: "simple-array" })
+    @Column({ type: "int8", array: true })
     roles: string[]; // roles this emoji is whitelisted to (new discord feature?)
 
-    @Column({ type: "simple-array", nullable: true })
+    @Column({ type: "int8", array: true, nullable: true })
     groups: string[]; // user groups this emoji is whitelisted to (Spacebar extension)
 }
diff --git a/src/util/entities/Encryption.ts b/src/util/entities/Encryption.ts
index ee92bd3..9c76701 100644
--- a/src/util/entities/Encryption.ts
+++ b/src/util/entities/Encryption.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     @Column()
     encryption_permission_mask: number;
 
-    @Column({ type: "simple-array" })
+    @Column({ type: "varchar", array: true })
     allowed_algorithms: string[];
 
     @Column()
diff --git a/src/util/entities/Guild.ts b/src/util/entities/Guild.ts
index c38f723..213c2c9 100644
--- a/src/util/entities/Guild.ts
+++ b/src/util/entities/Guild.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     @Column({ nullable: true })
     explicit_content_filter?: number;
 
-    @Column({ type: "simple-array" })
+    @Column({ type: "varchar", array: true })
     features: string[] = []; //TODO use enum
     //TODO: https://discord.com/developers/docs/resources/guild#guild-object-guild-features
 
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
     @Column({ type: "jsonb" })
     welcome_screen: GuildWelcomeScreen;
 
-    @Column({ nullable: true })
+    @Column({ nullable: true, type: "int8" })
     @RelationId((guild: Guild) => guild.widget_channel)
     widget_channel_id?: string;
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
     @Column({ nullable: true })
     premium_progress_bar_enabled: boolean = false;
 
-    @Column({ select: false, type: "simple-array" })
+    @Column({ select: false, type: "int8", array: true })
     channel_ordering: string[];
 
     @Column()
diff --git a/src/util/entities/Member.ts b/src/util/entities/Member.ts
index 802338e..8a460af 100644
--- a/src/util/entities/Member.ts
+++ b/src/util/entities/Member.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
     @Column()
     bio: string;
 
-    @Column({ nullable: true, type: "simple-array" })
+    @Column({ nullable: true, type: "int4", array: true })
     theme_colors?: number[]; // TODO: Separate `User` and `UserProfile` models
 
     @Column({ nullable: true })
diff --git a/src/util/entities/TeamMember.ts b/src/util/entities/TeamMember.ts
index 779a811..72e23b7 100644
--- a/src/util/entities/TeamMember.ts
+++ b/src/util/entities/TeamMember.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     @Column({ type: "int" })
     membership_state: TeamMemberState;
 
-    @Column({ type: "simple-array" })
+    @Column({ type: "varchar", array: true })
     permissions: string[];
 
     @Column()
diff --git a/src/util/entities/User.ts b/src/util/entities/User.ts
index e01da3a..e2590f5 100644
--- a/src/util/entities/User.ts
+++ b/src/util/entities/User.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
     // TODO: Separate `User` and `UserProfile` models
     // puyo: changed from [number, number] because it breaks openapi
-    @Column({ nullable: true, type: "simple-array" })
+    @Column({ nullable: true, type: "int4", array: true })
     theme_colors?: number[];
 
     @Column({ nullable: true })
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
         hash?: string; // hash of the password, salt is saved in password (bcrypt)
     };
 
-    @Column({ type: "simple-array", select: false })
+    @Column({ type: "varchar", array: true, select: false })
     fingerprints: string[] = []; // array of fingerprints -> used to prevent multiple accounts
 
     @OneToOne(() => UserSettings, {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
     @OneToMany(() => SecurityKey, (key: SecurityKey) => key.user)
     security_keys: SecurityKey[];
 
-    @Column({ type: "simple-array", nullable: true })
+    @Column({ type: "int8", array: true, nullable: true })
     badge_ids?: string[];
 
     @Column({ type: "jsonb", nullable: true })
diff --git a/src/util/migration/postgres/1776450647000-GuildChannelOrderingAsArray.ts b/src/util/migration/postgres/1776450647000-GuildChannelOrderingAsArray.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e75c3e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/migration/postgres/1776450647000-GuildChannelOrderingAsArray.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from "typeorm";
+
+export class GuildChannelOrderingAsArray1776450647000 implements MigrationInterface {
+    name = "GuildChannelOrderingAsArray1776450647000";
+
+    public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+        // spacebar was randomly adding json data into CSV values, unwrap them
+        await queryRunner.query(`UPDATE guilds SET channel_ordering = REPLACE(channel_ordering, '"', '') WHERE channel_ordering ~ '"';`);
+        await queryRunner.query(`UPDATE guilds SET channel_ordering = REPLACE(channel_ordering, '[', '') WHERE channel_ordering ~ '\\[';`);
+        await queryRunner.query(`UPDATE guilds SET channel_ordering = REPLACE(channel_ordering, ']', '') WHERE channel_ordering ~ '\\]';`);
+        await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE guilds ALTER COLUMN channel_ordering TYPE int8[] USING string_to_array(channel_ordering, ',')::int8[];`);
+    }
+
+    public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+        console.log(`Migration ${this.name}.down() not implemented`);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/util/migration/postgres/1776450647001-AllSimpleArraysToPgArrays.ts b/src/util/migration/postgres/1776450647001-AllSimpleArraysToPgArrays.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44d2c59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/migration/postgres/1776450647001-AllSimpleArraysToPgArrays.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from "typeorm";
+
+export class AllSimpleArraysToPgArrays1776450647001 implements MigrationInterface {
+    name = "AllSimpleArraysToPgArrays1776450647001";
+
+    public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+        await this.cleanAndConvertToArray(queryRunner, "applications", "redirect_uris", "varchar");
+        await this.cleanAndConvertToArray(queryRunner, "applications", "tags", "varchar");
+        // await this.cleanAndConvertToArray(queryRunner, "applications", "rpc_origins", "varchar");
+
+        await this.cleanAndConvertToArray(queryRunner, "automod_rules", "exempt_channels", "int8");
+        await this.cleanAndConvertToArray(queryRunner, "automod_rules", "exempt_roles", "int8");
+
+        await this.cleanAndConvertToArray(queryRunner, "connected_accounts", "integrations", "varchar");
+
+        await this.cleanAndConvertToArray(queryRunner, "emojis", "roles", "int8");
+        await this.cleanAndConvertToArray(queryRunner, "emojis", "groups", "int8");
+
+        await this.cleanAndConvertToArray(queryRunner, "guilds", "features", "varchar");
+
+        await this.cleanAndConvertToArray(queryRunner, "members", "theme_colors", "int4");
+
+        await this.cleanAndConvertToArray(queryRunner, "team_members", "permissions", "varchar");
+
+        await this.cleanAndConvertToArray(queryRunner, "users", "theme_colors", "int4");
+        await this.cleanAndConvertToArray(queryRunner, "users", "fingerprints", "varchar");
+        await this.cleanAndConvertToArray(queryRunner, "users", "badge_ids", "int8");
+    }
+
+    public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+        console.log(`Migration ${this.name}.down() not implemented`);
+    }
+
+    private async cleanAndConvertToArray(queryRunner: QueryRunner, table: string, column: string, type: string) {
+        // spacebar was randomly adding json data into CSV values, unwrap them
+        await queryRunner.query(`UPDATE ${table} SET ${column} = REPLACE(${column}, '"', '') WHERE ${column} ~ '"';`);
+        await queryRunner.query(`UPDATE ${table} SET ${column} = REPLACE(${column}, '[', '') WHERE ${column} ~ '\\[';`);
+        await queryRunner.query(`UPDATE ${table} SET ${column} = REPLACE(${column}, ']', '') WHERE ${column} ~ '\\]';`);
+        await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE ${table} ALTER COLUMN ${column} TYPE ${type}[] USING string_to_array(${column}, ',')::${type}[];`);
+    }
+}